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‘I can’t help but feel like it was personal, not professional’: Manager turns sick days into performance issues to justify firing employee during probation period

Etai Eshet

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'How about NO': Hiring manager blocks candidate after they politely inquire about the job's pay rate, all while claiming it's unprofessional to even ask

Bar Mor Hazut

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Hotel owner forces his lead landscaper to train his incompetent nephew to take over his job, nepotism leads to a property fire that burns the place down: 'The nephew seemed more concerned with playing Pokemon than working'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I thought my career was over’: Plucky new hire gets caught bluffing on his resume, ends up impressing his hiring manager by learning everything about their software in two weeks

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘My boss is trying to get me fired’: Micromanager microscopes employee and issues made-up write-ups to force them out of a job after department switch

Etai Eshet

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‘My hours were given to 3 different teenagers’: Loyal employee quits job after 6 years as family-owned business cuts her work schedule for young workers

Etai Eshet

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'Keep the pizza and the donuts': 24 Ways to tell that your company actually cares about you

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘What's the point?’: Top employee steps down from organizing ‘fun’ office activities after boss accuses them of being a negative influence on coworkers, leaving the office in disarray

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee gets excluded from team lunch due to her dietary restrictions, she confronts manager, leading to tension in the office when team backs her up: ‘I thought I was being considerate’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Her reply: Yes, both, no extra pay’: CEO offers fake promotion to manager, promising more responsibility, a new role, and zero raise.

Etai Eshet

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'She's a nightmare, a dragon': Theater diva wrongfully fires her all-star light technician, so he boobytraps her next big show to exact revenge

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘It felt good’: Supermarket employee gets fired on his birthday, so he hacks the new hi-tech soda vending machines and leaves his co-workers with 2-for-1 drinks

Elna McHilderson

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New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

Etai Eshet

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Woman discovers staff’s sassy and demanding behavior toward colleague while covering for her: ‘I wouldn't even call it a request. The tone of these emails are condescending and bossy’

Etai Eshet

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“When did PTO become Part Time Off?”: 21 reactions from seasoned employees offering off-grid comebacks and advice

Etai Eshet

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Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

Etai Eshet

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